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> whoever gets to labels what's harmful misinformation and what is a legitimate dissenting voice is the source of bias "misinformation" is the cleverest weapon
by silicon2401 4y ago
> whoever gets to labels what's harmful misinformation and what is a legitimate dissenting voice is the source of bias
"misinformation" is the cleverest weapon against free speech in a while, despite being an old trick. It lets people support censorship while feeling like they're just opposing something evil. Catholic Europe said "heresy" or "blasphemy", McCarthyist USA said "communist", Islamic societies said "haram", secular dictatorships said "degenerate", etc etc.